Advise on conventional surf reel and line

[seekup36]

humanly obliged for any advice on those new surf reels & lines. ^gin^

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Is this forum the most popular one for saltwater fishing?
Haven`t had any replies to my initial query [google saerch results find old stuff, not very current.

[freshgroundchuck]

The best advice to a newcomer is to go to a large local sporting goods store or department store and buy a cheap "combo" rod and reel set. Get the most popular kind, and by the time you wear it out, you will know what kind you want.

[bazoukas]

Penn Jigmaster timely loaded with 30 lb. pink Ande mono. Attyach that to a 11` conventional Ugly Stick, and you have alot of bang fer da buck, and will handle most anythin you hook into along the beach
Spy in Hawaii